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Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016, Section 220 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 11 June 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

220Summary proceedingsS

(1)Summary proceedings for an offence under this Act may be commenced at any time within 12 months after the date on which evidence sufficient in the opinion of the Lord Advocate to justify the proceedings comes to the Lord Advocate's knowledge.

(2)But such proceedings must not be commenced by virtue of this section more than 3 years after the commission of the offence.

(3)Section 136(3) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (date of commencement of summary proceedings) has effect for the purposes of this section as it has for the purposes of that section.

(4)For the purposes of subsection (1), a certificate of the Lord Advocate as to the date on which the evidence in question came to the Lord Advocate's knowledge is conclusive evidence of the date on which it did so.

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I1S. 220 in force at 30.11.2016 by S.S.I. 2016/294, reg. 2

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